Record Information
Version2.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:31:31 UTC
Update Date2025-10-07 16:07:53 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033023
Metabolite Identification
Common Nameergosteryl oleate
DescriptionErgosteryl oleate is a sterol ester belonging to the chemical class of lipids. It consists of an oleic acid moiety esterified to ergosterol, a sterol found in fungal membranes. The chemical structure features a long hydrocarbon chain from oleic acid linked to the hydroxyl group of ergosterol, forming an ester bond. In biological pathways, ergosteryl oleate is involved in lipid metabolism, particularly in the context of cholesterol and sterol homeostasis. It is synthesized through the action of acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), which catalyzes the esterification of cholesterol and ergosterol. Notably, research indicates that human ACAT expressed in sat1 sat2 mutant cells can catalyze the formation of ergosteryl oleate in vitro, although this process is less efficient than that mediated by yeast acyl-CoA:sterol acyltransferase (ASAT) in wild-type cells, achieving only about 8% of the latter's activity in vivo (PMID:8798656 ). This suggests that ergosteryl oleate may play a role in lipid storage and membrane dynamics, although its precise biological functions remain to be fully elucidated.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
Ergosteryl oleic acidGenerator
Molecular FormulaC46H76O2
Average Mass661.0944
Monoisotopic Mass660.584531676
IUPAC Name(1S,2R,5S,11R,14R,15R)-14-[(2R,3E,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0²,⁷.0¹¹,¹⁵]heptadeca-7,9-dien-5-yl (9Z)-octadec-9-enoate
Traditional Nameergosteryl oleate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCC\C=C/CCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2(C)C(=CC=C3[C@]4([H])CC[C@]([H])([C@H](C)\C=C\[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]23[H])C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C46H76O2/c1-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-44(47)48-39-30-32-45(6)38(34-39)26-27-40-42-29-28-41(46(42,7)33-31-43(40)45)37(5)25-24-36(4)35(2)3/h15-16,24-27,35-37,39,41-43H,8-14,17-23,28-34H2,1-7H3/b16-15-,25-24+/t36-,37+,39-,41+,42-,43-,45-,46+/m0/s1
InChI KeyVVZNLLXLOKRQPH-NZIRWOIASA-N